Author Archives: Paul Fletcher

Culpeper Circuit Judge John G. “Jack” Berry is giving up his robe to return to private practice. Berry, who has served on the 16th Circuit bench since 2008, is stepping down to run the Charlottesville office of Allen, Allen, Allen ...

It was a love affair in France. Cue the accordion and get out your beret. A woman from Northern Virginia met a man while visiting Giverny and fell in love. He was a filmmaker. After her last visit she learned ...

Years ago, lawyers majored in law in college then took the bar and went on to their legal careers. Anymore, of course, a degree from a law school is required to sit for the bar. Here’s one from the Everything ...

The biggest jury verdict ever returned in Virginia leads the survey of the “Virginia’s Largest Verdicts of 2011,” presented in this issue. Web Editor Sarah Rodriguez has compiled the results, which can be found here. Some of the findings from ...

When a wife’s father said that a $15,000 payment was for “y’all,” he made a joint gift to the couple, despite his later testimony that he intended only to help his daughter. Henrico Circuit Judge Daniel T. Balfour had to ...

The 2012 General Assembly will be convening in Richmond later this month. Thousands of bills can be expected before the filing deadline, but members have been pre-filing bills for several months. Here’s a look at some of the measures on ...

In this week’s paper, the final edition of Virginia Lawyers Weekly in 2011, we present the Most Important Opinions that we have featured from this year. You’ll find more than 320 cases highlighted, from January to December. See the list. ...

When the 2012 General Assembly convenes next month, expect to see several bills designed to change the time-tested way that people in the commonwealth keep informed about their government. The bills would change Virginia’s laws on public notices, moving them ...

On Oct. 31, Ian Graham got dressed for work. Although he is a photographer and more likely to wear jeans on the job, he put on a coat and tie. Later that evening he was wearing handcuffs. Graham works for ...

Washington and Lee University has named Nora V. Demleitner (right) as the new dean of the W&L law school. Demleitner, 45, is currently dean of the Hofstra University law school; her appointment is effective July 1, 2012. She is the ...